La Mousse

Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)



La mousse aime le caillou dur,
La tour que la foudre électrise,
Le tronc noueux comme un fémur
Et le roc qui se gargarise
Au torrent du ravin obscur.

Elle est noire sur le vieux mur,
Aux rameaux du chêne elle est grise,
Et verte au bord du ruisseau pur,
         La mousse.

Le matin, au temps du blé mûr,
Ce joli végétal qui frise
Souffle un parfum terreux qui grise :
Il boit les larmes de l’azur,
Et le papillon vibre sur
         La mousse.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ababa abaB abbaaB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 446
Words 85
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 6

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